meeting

meeting

noun

Definition of MEETING

1

: an act or process of coming together: as a : an assembly for a common purpose (as worship) b : a session of horse or dog racing

2

: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends

3

: intersection, junction

Examples of MEETING

1. The club's monthly meeting will be held next Monday evening.
2. She was too busy to attend the meeting.
3. Let's have a meeting to discuss these problems.
4. I wasn't able to talk to him because he was in a meeting.
5. They started dating each other soon after their first meeting.
6. Their friendship began with a chance meeting at a business convention.
7. Tonight's game will be their first meeting of the season.
8. a town at the meeting of two rivers

First Known Use of MEETING

14th century

Related to MEETING

Synonyms: assembly, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, huddle, powwow

Antonyms: divergence

Related Words: clinic, workshop; cabinet, caucus, conclave, synod; demonstration, rally; confab, conversation, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, discussion, palaver, talk; negotiation, parley, summit; conference, forum, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium; audience, interview, session

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Rhymes with MEETING

beating, eating, fleeting, greeting, Keating, seating, sheeting, sweeting